Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will not dwell on the issue, but the Minister's predecessor brought forward schemes in the Georgian areas of cities to try to rehabilitate them. Everyone accepted the merits of the schemes at the time. We are talking about trying to rehabilitate the economy of a region that is about to be wiped out. I accept that the provision would not have a massive impact on the level of investment, but it would be an indication from the Government that it wanted to see private sector investment in the area, particularly because of the unique challenges we are facing.